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Petaluma is a mid-size city of 59,247 people in Sonoma County, California. It's about 15 miles from Santa Rosa, CA and 42 miles from San Francisco, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $879k and rent runs about $2k a month.
59,247people
$879kTypical home
$2,440/moRent
81° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
299Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 59,247
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,110 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to San Francisco, CA
- 15 mi to Santa Rosa, CA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $879k (≈$5,540/mo)
- Median rent $2,440/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (191 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,181 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to STS airport
- 42 mi to OAK (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 133 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 873 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 285 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of California districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sonoma County: D+46 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk